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demonstrative

/dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/adjective

उच्चारण डिमॉन्स्ट्रटिव

भावनाएँ खुलकर व्यक्त करने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    showing feelings openly, especially affection

    भावनाएँ खुलकर व्यक्त करने वाला

    • Radhika is warm and demonstrative with her students.
    • Her family was not very demonstrative.

    Synonyms affectionate expressive

    Opposite reserved undemonstrative

  2. 2

    grammar

    (of a word) used to show which person or thing is meant, for example this, that, these and those

    संकेतवाचक (व्याकरण में)

    • 'This' and 'that' are demonstrative pronouns.
noun
  1. 1

    [C] grammar

    a demonstrative word

    संकेतवाचक शब्द

    • Use a demonstrative before the noun here.
◇Word family
demonstrate verbdemonstratively adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

affectionate expressive

Antonyms

reserved undemonstrative

§Grammar and usage

This, that, these and those are demonstrative adjectives when followed by a noun and demonstrative pronouns when used alone.

Grammar: this, that, these और those के बाद noun आए तो ये demonstrative adjectives हैं, और अकेले आएँ तो demonstrative pronouns।